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Tommy Fury seen for the first time after announcing that he has cancelled his fight against UFC fighter Darren Till
He claimed his opponent wanted to abide by MMA rules instead of boxing
TOMMY Fury has been seen for the first time after announcing that he has cancelled his boxing fight.
The former Love Island star sensationally pulled the plug on his showdown with Darren Till.
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Tommy, 25, seemed to put the controversy behind him as he immediately got back in the ring.
He donned a black vest and matching shorts as he rehearsed his moves in a new snapchat video.
The younger brother of World Champion Tyson Fury made full use of his siblings personalised gym.
His muscles were on full display as he weaved around the ring, practising his punching technique.
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He broke a sweat as he showed off a display of hooks, jabs and a furious set of uppercuts.
This was after pulled out of the match just 19 Days after their huge Misfits event was announced to the world.
He was due to come face-to-face against the former UFC welterweight title challenger in Manchester on January 18.
He wrote a raging essay to his fans on his Instagram stories as he explained why he withdrew from the bout
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The former reality star wrote: "For the one simple reason being that Darren has stated over and over that he does not want to abide by professional boxing rules.
"And that if he is losing the fight he will resort to kicking and other stupid MMA tactics.
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"I am a professional boxer, I have been out of the ring for over a year and I wanted this to be a great BOXING fight for the fans.
"I have wasted weeks in training camp. We are working hard to get a new opponent and date.
"I promise to get a better opponent and better fight for you guys. Good news around the corner."
However, Till's team previously insisted he will remain on the card as new opponent will be lined up.
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Several names that have been put forward include Geordie Shore's Aaron Chalmers, 37, who was 5-2 record in MMA and has had five boxing bouts.
The reality star exclaimed: "Tommy Fury has absolutely s*** his pants to fight Darren Till.
"Till's put it on him and his dad at the press conference and they've f***ing s*** themselves saying he's gonna head kick him.
"Here it is, I was in negotiations to fight Darren Till in December until Tommy came along and he's obviously went with the Tommy Fury fight.
"Tommy has now s*** his pants, so I was game to fight Darren in December, January, February, so I will happily step in and take Tommy Fury’s place and fight Darren Till.
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“He can happily throw head kicks at me because he’ll get one straight back. No danger whatsoever, so there you go."
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